Unix Timestamp: 1069113600
Tuesday, November 18. 2003, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Same-sex marriage in the United States: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4–3 in "Goodridge v. Department of Public Health" that the state's non-recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law. //www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2003/11/18/sjc_gay_marriage_legal_in_mass/

The Mexican government announces the imminent resignation of its ambassador to the United Nations, Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, who, in a speech in Mexico City last week, said that the political and intellectual class of the United States sees Mexico as a country whose position is that of a back yard. //story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=589e=7u=/ap/20031118/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_official_resigns//timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=279359

Enron announces proposed sale of Portland General Electric for , including assumption of debt. The sale is to a newly formed LLC backed by a private investment firm from Texas. This happens after Portland-area residents defeated a ballot measure to take over the utility on November 4. PGE had outspent supporters of the takeover 60-to-1. //www.enron.com/corp/pressroom/releases/2003/ene/111803Release.html